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Moose Lake man arrested in high speed pursuit from Woodbury to Hastings

State troopers suspect a Moose Lake man was under the influence of controlled substances when he led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit from Woodbury to Hastings in a stolen vehicle Nov. 1.

According to a Minnesota State Patrol news release, Joshua Allan Major, 30, will be booked into the Dakota County jail on charges including felony fleeing police, drunken driving and possession of a stolen vehicle once he is cleared from Regina Hospital.

He was taken to the hospital for a blood draw following his arrest in Hastings.

State troopers, the release said, pulled over a the vehicle Major was driving without taillights or license plates in Woodbury shortly after 8 p.m. Nov. 1.

Troopers suspected Major was driving under the influence before he allegedly fled the traffic stop, driving south on Highway 61. Troopers pursued the car and attempted a maneuver to stop the pursuit when Major hit stop sticks in Cottage Grove.